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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-11-26
1887

portunity in life is in the sphere in
which he is born. Nature launched
him on the world. Others have come
here before him. 1t is poor little
waif that does not find any other
bark to take it in tow. The place for
a human being to do its part is just
in that place where nature has start
ed it. AS you are born for part, be
sure that part is born for you. Be
gin where you find yourself. Your
life has not merely been made to alb
sorb; it is made to radiate. You
have part to do and part to be.
What you do will depend somewhat
on what you are, and what you are
will depend somewhat on what you
do. Are you doing your part in the
very sphere in which you live?
.. Are you doing your part in the
home? Are you making it brighter,
more cheerful by your presence, or is
your life there only burden to 9TH
ers? Do you take up there the du-
ties which come to you, or is some
body else doing that which you ought
to do yourself? Even if your home is
filed with servants, there are little
offices which you only can perform.
The duties of the home cannot all be
fulfilled by paid help at so many dol
lars a week. If you are not newer
of wood and a bringer Of water, you
might open the alabaster box which
fills the house with the perfume of
loves precious oitment.
8. Are you doing your part at your
daily work ? Do you put your con-
science into it, or is itsimply eye SER
vice? There is hardly store or fac
tory in which there are not men who
get Others to earn their wages for
them. They are dexterous in shirk-
ing. There are men who are paid
for ten hours whork who practically
work only eight. If they were paid
for eight, they would contrive to
work only six. They never give full
measure.
4. Are you doing your part in the
church? There is one part, at least,
that you can fill. You can support it
by your presence. 1t should be to
you a source of inspiration. 1t is one
of the channels through which you
may work. 1t opens your life on its
universal side. 1t binds you with
the past, and takes toll of your life
for the future. Are you doing your
part in the church to make it a live,
active influence for humanity, or are
you turning over the personal influ'
ence which belongs to you to the
minister, the sexton, and the choir,
content to pay your pew-rent two
months after it is due?
5. Are you doing your part in the
great work of humanity? Not, are
you doing somebody's else part, but
are you doing your own? Society is
a great organism. The perfection o.
the whole depends on the perfection
of the parts. Are you hindrance OF
are you a help, blessing or curse
to the world in which you live? Are
you one of those whose self-indul
gence adds to the worlds sorrow, Of
are your doing something to lighter
the worlds pain?
Do you ask what your part is? b
sure, if you seek it you will find it
The life that seeks some object of in
terest, labor, duty, love, outside oft
self, can never fail to find it. To d.
your part is to live your part. There
is no way in which your life can bet
ter be fulfilled than in doing the du
ties which throng around you.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-11-26
The Worst Kind of Religion.

From an after dinner speech by Mr.. Lowell.
81 fear that when we indulge our
selves in the amusement OF going
without a religion, we are not, per-
haps, aware how much we are sus-
tanned at present by an enormous
mass all about us of religious feeling
and religious conviction, so that,
whatever it may be safe for us to
think, for us who have had great adj
vantages, and have been brought up
such way that certain moral di.
rection has been given to our charac-
ter. | do not know what would be-
come of the less favored classes of
mankind if they undertook to play
the same game. Whatever defects
and imperfections may attach a few
points to the doctrinal system of CAL
vin-the bulk of which was simply
what all christians believe-it will be
found that Calvinism, or any other
ism which claims an open bible and
proclaims crucified and risen Christ,
is infinitely preferable to any form of
polite and polished skepticism which
gathers as its votaries the degenerate
sons of heroic ancestors, who, having
been trained in a society and educat-
ed in schools the foundations of which
were laid by men of faith and piety,
now turn and kick down the ladder
by which they have climbed up, and
persuade men to live without God,
and leave them to die without hope.
"The worst kind of religion is no
religion at all, and these men, living
in ease and luxury, indulging them
selves in the amusement of going
without religion, may be thankful
that they live in the lands where the
gospel they neglect has tanned the
beastliness and ferocity of the men
who, but for christianity, might long
ago have eaten their carcasses, like
the South Sea Islanders, or cut of
their heads and tanned their hides
like the monsters of the French revo.
luton. When the microscopic search
of skepticism, which had hunted the
heavens and sounded the seas to dis
prove the existence of a creator, has
turned its attention to human society
and has found place on this planet
ten miles square where a decent mar
can live in decency, comfort and Sc
curity, supporting and educating hi
children unspoiled and unpolluted-
O place where age is reverenced, in
fancy respected, manhood respected
womanh6od honored, and human
life held in due regard; when skep
tics can find such a place ten mile
square on this globe where the gospe
of Christ has not gone and cleared thu
way, and laid the foundations, ant
made decency and security possible
it will then be in order for the skep
teal litterati to move thither, ant
then ventilate their views. But 8,
long as these very men are dependen
upon the religion which they discard
for every privilege they enjoy, the!
may we'll hesitate a little before the,
seek to rob the christian of his hope
and humanity Of its faith in the Saw
Jour who alone has given to man tina
hope Of life eternal which makes lif
tolerable, and society possible, ant
robs death Of its terrors and the gray,
of its gloom.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-11-26
WHICH rs THE STRONGEST.

The Persian king sat on his throne;
Around him, file on file,
The lords of all his mighty zone,
From India to the Nile, ttl#
With gold and gems resplendent shone,
And smiled to see him smile,
Now tell me !" said he, half in scorn,
(Which is the strongest thing j
Woman, or Wine or Truth sky-bon,
Or Persia's mighty KingS
Who answers best, purple vest
Shall haye and golden ring"
Then spoke the first and said, +" Red wine
OF all is strongest far, .
1t fills the heart with joy divine;
Life brightens like star;
The rich and poor embrace benign
And all men brethren are"
Then said the second, bowling low,
"Earth's strongest is the King,
He says, go forth; his armies go;
They fear no living thing,
They smite foe with deadly blow,
And home rich treasures bring"
Then said the third, "Woman of all
OF all these is strongest still;
She rules the King within his hall,
And has with each her will.
What man most values, at her call
He brings, her lap to fill. aa.
al saw Apame sitting fair
Beside the King of the land
She plucked the crown from his dark hair,
With air of mock command;
Then placed it on her tresses rare,
And slapped his meddling hand.
"Nor frowned the King, but only smiled
Submissive to her mind;
To her caprice he was child.
So always with mankind;
Nc matter how untamed and wild,
Woman can tame and bind"
But truth is stronger still; its hand
Reaches from Heaven above.
1t binds the'Ages with band go
OF Wisdom and Of Love.
The earth stands still at its command,
The sun and stars do move.
"Wine may exalt us to the skies,
But then it biteth sore;
Awoman's sweetest witcheries
viii fade when youth is Ger;
But Truth eternal never dies, ,..
And gladdens more and more"
The princes shouted, Great is Truth,
And mightiest over ALL"
Darius said, /" Oh, Hebrew Youth,
Stand first in court and hall.
All things forsooth feel Times fierce tooth
But Truth shall never fall"
taff Independent.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-11-26

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PHI n Dose. Children
take them easily. The
most delicate women
use them. In fact all
ladies can obtain very
great benefit from the
use OF Parsons K'ills.
One box sent post.
paid for 25 cts, or five
boxes for 81 In stamps.
so pills in every box.
, 1887-03-16
Clearing Up the Wreck.

BosToN, March l5.-All night long a
force Of laborers was engaged in clearing
up the debris of wrecked cars at the scene
of the bridge disaster. 1t was slow work
and but little Roadway was made; yet the
men worked hard and when the light of
morning was sufficient for the continue
ton Of the WORK without means of artif
cial light, the work progressed much
more rapidly. Ropes wore stretched
around the scene and all persons who
were not actually engaged in clearing the
wreck were forced to keep outside of the
line. A large force was put to work in
taking the broken bridge apart. The bag
gage car and one Of the rear cars were to-
tally demolished, and all that marks the
spot where those two cars were at the base
of the embankmept, is a heap of kindling
wood. The wreck is q more appalling
sight than the recent ruins at White
River Junction, and this points strongly
to the fact that the train was running at a
speed of fully twenty-five miles an hour.
A revised list of the injured in the rail-
road accident Yesterday shows hat ia
were wounded.
, 1887-03-16
DO Not Let a Good chance Slip by ,

Time rolls ever on; 80 does the Wheel
Louisiana State Lottery at Nav Orleans.
La. with the supervision of Generals g..
T. Beauregard of La. and Jubal A. Early
of Va, who, as usual, had the entire con-
duct of the 202d Grand Drawing on Tues
day always Tuesday,, Feb. s, 1887. The
amount scattered was $685., 900. The
tickets were $40 each. No. 1887 drew
the First Capital of sl5O,0O0. 1t was
sold in tenths at 81 each-one was won
by a combine" of twenty two car drivers
of the Lombard and South st. Railway of
Philadelphia, and was paid by Adams
Express Co.; one was paid to Joseph
Strang OF Auburn. N. Y; one to Marston
& Jordan, No. go Commercial St., Port
land Me" one to Fred Tegtmeier, Cleve-
land O.; one to Gattman & Co., Aber-
deem, Miss. one to Harmon Netterield.
of Kingsland, Wells Co., Ind, paid
through First National Bank of Fort
Wayne, Ind. one to DR.. j. A. Tigner, B.
F. Clark, and Miss Abbie Webb of Rome,
Ga. two-tenths were collected by Wells,
Fargo K Co. g Bank OF San Francisco,
Cal; the remainder elsewhere. No. As, Isl
uIcW DeCOuu llLc VI OiOOO -dloO sOlu
in tenths at 81 each; two we're collected
by Jas. w. d. Stoke. Detroit, Mich; two
were collected by Thos. Alexander Of
Washington City, d. c.; one was collected
by the German Bank of Memphis, Tenn;
one by f. Rosenhein, No 80 Beale St..
Memphis, Tenn; one was collected by
the First National Bank of San Francisco,
Cal. one by the Wells, Fargo & Co. s
Bank of San Francisco, etc., etc. The
Third Prize of 500, 900 went to No. IA, los
sold in tenths at 81 each, one vent t o
c. H. Pcrrow, Morristown, Tenn one to
w. L. Barrett, St. Johnsbury, Vt; one
to Gen. Schilly, 7, o & IL W. Court ST..
Memphis, Tenn; one to D. N. Vance,
cashier of National Bank of Carrollton,
KY one to Felix Clavere. Los Angeles,
Cal. one to NJ. HOLSTER, Wayland, Polk
Co., Neb. one to the bank of California,
San Francisco, etc, etc. The two Fourth
Prizes of $4,000 went to No. sc, 1851
one half sold at IS to G.: Barthol, New
York, and No. 90 6O-sold in fractional
parts to parties in Galveston and San
Angelo, Texas, Chicago, Philadelphia,
Sanford. Fla, Carrollton, KY, &c, &c.
The 2O4th Grand Monthly Drawing will
take place OF Tuesday, April II, and any
information desired can be had on appli-
cation to NJ. A. Dauphin, New Orleans,
La. Do no let the opportunity slip this
time.
, 1887-03-16

CHICAGO, March l5.-Warden Nc
Garigle. of the Cook county hospital;
Warden Varnell, of the county insane
asylum; Edward Mcdonald (brother of
Mike Mcdonald, the noted ex-gam-
bler), engineer at the county hospital;
Richard o. Driscoll. b~ookkeeper of the
Chicago Pharmaceutical company. and
one James +. Connolly were arrested to-
night for conspiracy to defraud the coun-
ty, and an army Of detectives and deputy
sherlffs is securing the city tor others of
the ''boodlers'' who have within a couple
of years brought this county to the verge
of bankruptcy. They and their friends
were beside themselves with fear and ex-
element all the evening.
Mike Mcdonald, Johnny Crawford and
a host of others were reported to be flying
all over the city hastily devisipg means of
relief for their indicted friends. Cabs
were dashing at brcakneck speed from the
sheriffs Office headquarters of the pros
ecution-to the county hospital, insane
asylum and other places where the con-
spirators were wont to meet.
Warden McGarigle was the first game
bagged. He was at once driven to the
sherif's Office from the hospital. Mike
Mcdonald was promptly on hand and
had +. S. Dreyer, a prominent banker
and real estate agent, there in a moment.
Dreyer quickly furnished bail. Warden
Varnell was at the thcater when he heard
the news that the officers were after him.
Varnell coolly walked to the sheriff of
fee and gave himself up. He and others
like McGarigle were bailed almost the
moment they reached the office of the
sheriff.
About midnight. when the suspects
were being brought in, crowds of curious
citizens gathered about the county build.
ing. but ingress was sternly barred to all
but the officers, their prisoners, and per-
sons about to sign bonds. The arrests
are understood to be upon indictments re-
turned this evening by a special grand
jury. which has been in session but two or
three days.
, 1887-03-16

John Wanamaker's custom made cloth
ing. See samples of cloth at Cowhick &
Whitcomb's.
, 1887-03-16
Veterinarians in Convention.

PHILADELPHIA, March l5.-Represen-
tatiyes fiom nearly every state in the
Union participated in the deliberations Of
the United States Veterinary Medical AS
ISOLATION here to day. The subject of
pleuro pneumonia was discussed at length,
and the views of the association were en-
bodied in the following:
Resolved, That this association is con-
WINGED that incubation for contagious
pleuro pneumonia is inapplicable and
should not be adopted in the United
States; that no animal should be placed in
infected stables until thorough disinfection
has taken place, and that all animals eI-
posed TO or having the disease shall be
DESTROYED.
, 1887-03-16

Oarsmen, bicyclists and all athletes testify
that they derive benefit from St. Jacobs
oil.
, 1887-03-16
%TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
A Bank Messenger Who Would
Be a Tramp.
The Railroad Disaster Clearing
Up the Wreck.
Arrest of a Defaulting State
Treasurer.
He Would be q Tramp.

New YORK, March l5.-Albert Parr,
16 years old, a messenger employed by
the Wall street. firm of Obrigg & Winter,
was seized with a desire to become a
tramp a few DAYS ago. Accordingly when
he was sent to the bank Monday with
500, $50 in checks and some cash to de-
post, he did not go to the bank but start
ed out on his travels. He got as far as
Williamsburg, where be met some tramps
of the real kind. They soon spent all the
cash Parr had, and then discovered they
could not cash the checks. The boy ac-
cordingly tore them into small pieces and
threw them away. He and his compan
ions have been arrested and the Wall
street firm is trying to get duplicates Of
the checks
, 1887-03-16
Thousands say 40.

Mr.. 7. w. Atkins, Girard, Kas.
writes: II never hesitate to recommend
your Electric Bitters to my customers,
they give entire satisfaction and are rapid
sellers Electric Bittcrs are the purest
and best medicine known and will posi-
lively cure Kidney and Liver complaints.
Purify the blood and regulate the bowels.
No family can afford to be without them.
They will save hundreds of dollars in doc
tors bills ~everyyear. Sold at fifty cents
a bottle by W. n. Hunt.
, 1887-03-16
Society of the Army of the Cumber-

WASHINGTON, March l5.-The eigh-
tenth annual reunion Of the Society of
the Army Of the Cumberland will be held
on the llth and 18th of May. The prin-
cipal feature of the reunion this year will
be the unwilling of the statue of Garfield
in the circle at the junction Of Maryland
avenue and First street. The cost of the
statue, which is the work of ]. Q. A,
Ward, sculptor, was met by contributions
from the army of the Cumberland, and
congress appropriated 100000 for the
pedestal. 1t is estimated that 500 mem
bers of the society will be present, many
OF them accompanied by ladies.
, 1887-03-16
Fun for the Indians.

WINNIPEG, March Is. -Commissioner
Combs Salvation Army has arrived here
en- route to the Pacific coast. Combs says
it is proposed to mmence work among
the Indians in the Northwest next sun
mer. Some Of the best officers of tho
army. male and female, have volunteered
for this service.
, 1887-03-16

Mining Location notices at Leader Office.
, 1887-03-16
Oakland,s CItv Election

OAKLAND, Cal, March l5.-In yes
terday's city elections, Republicans elected
a full ticket, by 4 plurality ranging from
700 to LOO. The American party vote
was strong. The result shows that it
drew more frSm the Democrats than from
the Renublicana.
, 1887-03-16
The Ocean Racers.

New YORK. March 15.-Pilot Yates,
Of pilot boat No. |, which came IN here
this morning, reports that he saw the
schooners Coronet and Dauntless passing
Fire island on the evening of Saturday
last, and thatthe Coronet was then a mile
and a half ahead. He had no doubt
whatever as to their relative positions.
, 1887-03-16
Caging a

MONTGOMERY, Ala, March l5.-Isaac
H. Vincent, of Alabama, defaulting treas
urer, who has been missing since 1885,
having got away with over 5000, 900 of
public money, was lodged in Jail here to-
day. He was caught near Ell Paso. Tex.
, 1887-03-16
Midnight Darkness at Noon.

LONDON, March 49, A Remarkable
darkness enveloped London at noon to-
day; it was dark as midnight in the cen
ter of Charing Cross, Whitehall and the
Strand, the atmosphere being pitchy black
in the east and southwest portion of the
city 1t was somewhat clearer; snow fell
heavily at the time.
, 1887-03-16

CHICAGO. March l5-Cattle-Receipts,
5000; market strong and l09l5c higher;
shipping steers. $500 l, 500 pounds, So. 80
@5.25; stockers and feeders, $2.45@
40.
, 1887-03-16

res & historical Dept; Cheyenne, Byo.
The Washington critic., 1887-02-24
MANY PEN-PUSHERS.

Meeting of the National Editorial
Association Executive COMMITTEES.
There was meeting in the Red Par.
lor at the Ebbit today of the execu.
tive committee of the National Edi.
torial Association to map out pro.
gramme and arrange the details for the
second annual convention at Denver,
Colo, next June. Those present were:
G.. II. Jones, Times Union, jacksonville
Florida, president; II. II. Thomas, Pennsyl
yania, recording secretary; W. u. Pabor
Farm and Fiid,- Fruita, Colorado, CORE
asbaYya; sfIaay Issy a A@s2s
Morrillton, Arkansas; F: ?. Shaefer, Mining
Ne,cs, Pltkin, Colorado McKendree Downham,
Journal, sussex, Delaware, for Delaware and
Maryland; n, W. Caldwell, Press, Sioux Falls,
han, Florida; A.. H. Lowrie, .News, Elgin, Ill;
X. NJ. Roberts, Indian Journal Muskogee,
indian Territory; John , y. Bel, 7lmss, George.
tass baton Ronse Louisiana; sSns a g.
y. Herbert, -Adcocate Republican, Red Wing,
Minnesota; j. A. Hudson, Times, Macon, Mis-
souri,; A. Mcmillan, Tribune, Bay City Mlchl-
gan; J; B. Mccabe' Argus, East Boston;
Chronicle, Pawtucket, Rhode island, for
New England suburban newspapers;
Stillman b. Pratt, Miror-Jonrnai, Marlboro,
Mass, for New England; Thomas Wetzler,
Eegss', LANCASTER, Ohio; william Kennedy,
Campbell, eleanor. Phenix, Rhode Island; A.
j. Grigsby. Spirit Of the Farm, Nashville, len
nessee; j. y. Walker, Star, Terrell, Texas; A.
y; White, State.Jou,nai. Parkersburg,, West
Wisconsin, and Francis Proctor, Cape Ann
Idre,tiser, Gloucester, Massachusetts.
The Washington critic., 1887-02-24
Another society scandal.

Says the Worlds Washington corre-
spondent this morning: "There is scan
dal agitating social aud club circles which
is now on every tongue. So much is this
story turned over that 1t is now as widely
disseminated in Washington as II the de-
tails Of the story had been published 10 the
World. The story involves an ex-diplomat
who was once an ornament In the American
foreign service. For some time 1t has been
source Of wonder how this retired official
manages to live and go about in good So
ctety as he has done, as every one knew
that he had no private fortune. Recently
well-known public man missed some jew
els from his house. He placed the matter
in the hands Of a'private detective, who
traced the missing articles to the ex-ofllcial.
The further development Of the case
showed that lady member Of the public
mau's family had taken the Jewels, and the
ex.offlcial, who had been devoted TO her, re-
ceived and disposed Of them-whether for
himself or the lady In question has not been
made clear. No arrests have been made.
The private detective was paid handsome
sum to drop the case.n
The Washington critic., 1887-02-24

duties. Helen Wardner Is Mrs.
Charles ii. Ford, wife Of an eminent
lawyer Of New York; Elizabeth Is vile
OF Edward Q. Perkins. son of Boston's
late eminent art author, Charles @.
Perkins, and Louisa Is the wife OF
Charles G.. Scudder, a young physician
Of New York city, son of ex Repre-.
sentative II. j. Scudder. or the SEM.
tors cons, Charles b. has charge Of his
fathers estates at Windsor and 10 tho
Hampshire hills. Allen w. Is lawyer
of marked ability, and has for many
years been a member of his fathers
firm. Sherman Is also q lawyer.
Prescott. the twin brother Of the latter,
Is assistant rector of the Protestant
Episcopal Church OF the Holy Com.
munion, New York city, and Maxwell,
O perfect counterpart of his father, and
who apparently has inherited large
share OF his legal and forensic gifts, Is
about to be admitted to the bar.
~.
The choice of George Gray 10 sue
coed Senator Bayard when he stepped
into the Premiership of the Admins.
tion, continues Randolph" was one
of the fortunate acts Of a State In add.
ing one of the most handsome Of men
to the Senate and one Of most attractive
Of women to society. The Senator and
his wife arc among the very finest
looking married couples In Washing.
ton social life, and New Castle may
well be proud Of them. Senator Gray
is a cousin of Admiral O. II. P. Rogers,
the Chesterfield of the navy, and rela.
tive of Commodore o. II. Perry Of
Lake Erie fame. The other wing of
Delaware Sepatorially, is represented
by a tall, slim, gray haired. kindly
bachelor, Ell Salisbury of the noted
family of that name in that pocket
State. lie was one OF three
brothers, willard, Cove and Eli,
who ran. things In the Dover
end of the little commonwealth. He
succeeded his brother Willard in the
Senate In 1871. In the first contest
Wizards brother in.law, who had just
been iuaugurated Goyernor, turned in
for ELI, the Legislature being a tie, and
secured his election; and as quieter,
made the defeated brother Chancellor.
The Senator, during the season, has
his niece, Miss Salisbury of Dover, a
very agreeable young lady, visit him
and intend to his social duties. She
usually has with her some Delaware
friends, who enjoy the fascinations of
Capital life with her.